Accra, Ghana, June 18, 2019//-Prosper Dan Afetsi, youth orientated organisation, the Foundation for Future Generation (FOGET) has advised Senior High School (SHS) and Junior High School leavers that leaving school doesn’t mean freedom or time to take a break on learning.
According to him, it is rather a ground for them to rehearse responsibilities ahead.
Mr Afetsi made the advice when he was addressing some SHS and JHS leavers at a session of ‘Life after school summit’ for Senior and Junior High School leavers in Accra, recently.
He reasoned with them that throughout history people of great mines and skills have lived the times had left their footprints that till date are helping humanity.
Mr Afetsi pointed out to the youngsters that destiny construction has four guiding principles and number one of its, is one’s choices, determination, associations and destructors.
Among the four, the last two, especially destructors become a barrier keeping one from his or her goals.
The FOGET President used the opportunity to urge the youth to associate with those who have vision and can challenge them to aspire higher and work hard at their dreams.
While at home for the next three months or so, he advised them to engage in extra curriculum activities including voluntary work or skill learning.
Per his apology, gathering work experience through voluntary service at this stage is very critical to their future job creation and employment advantage.
He pleaded with them to take lessons in ICT, blogging, personal website, social media management, Microsoft office and database management.
Mr Afetsi reiterated on the need for them not to shy away from artisans training like carpentry, masonry, electronic, fashion designing, farming and becoming beauticians: “Nothing happens by chance unless we hard at it.”
A youth enthusiast, Dr Bernard Kyei coached the youngest on life and all that it entails, adding that life is all about the physical, social, financial and spiritual.
Since everything about life evolves around the aforementioned terms, it is, therefore, important for them to manage their lives well and shun attitudes such as procrastination and embrace positive things like good health and fitness, happiness, finance and money, relationships, perfectionism and goals.
“Life management, simply means the way you live your life: When you plan your time/life on earth, what you plan to do, how carry out the plans have and when you carry out the plans you have made.”
The medical doctor of Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Asikuman in the Central Regional added that life management plan is needed to help one to be self-discipline, to remain focus and reduce stress.
By Akutu Dede Adimer, African Eye Report
